04 Nov 1948
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1948
Page
1
The election shows voters chose democracy in action as Truman benefits from labor momentum and Taft-Hartley backlash. Experts questioned his promises yet mass turnout tilted toward Democratic control. Americans rejected 1946 Republican Congress and backed Truman's stated aims.
New York November 4 The stock market moved higher today after yesterday’s sharp decline. Several issues gained despite the heavy volume with T S Steel Enron Pacific and Santa Fe among notable movers. Dow Chemical rose sharply on large block trades and a wide range of industrials and utilities advanced.
The article discusses uncertain prospects for repealing the Taft-Hartley Act in Congress after Truman's upset victory. It notes potential Democratic reluctance to fully erase the law and suggests Truman may seek legal tools to handle labor management disputes affecting public welfare.
Community Chest Open House Week begins with events across Hagerstown. Volunteers of America host tonight at 52 West Washington, inviting area residents to tour and see daily volunteer activities. Girl Scouts, YALC A, Children’s Hospital, Salvation Army, Day Nursery, and Boys Clubs also schedule public open houses through November 10 with varied times and sites.
A City inquiry finds the State Roads Commission opposed altering the North Locust one way system at North Potomac and Charles streets citing new congestion risks. Truck rerouting may ease Locust Street later in fall while officials consider expert input before any further changes to traffic management.
Across Western Europe reactions praised the Truman win as a push for world peace. France and Italy lauded the outcome as a setback for communism, while Berlin and Eastern European papers weighed implications for labor, politics, and public sentiment amid fears of fraud and fear in Moscow and Budapest.
Paris reports November 4 1946 officials predict strengthened American leadership in world affairs as President Truman returns to office. Delegations seek accord and no waiting period for a new president. Republicans like John Foster Dulles and Gov. Dewey stress lasting bipartisan policy.
Key West planners set Sunday as Harry S Truman Day with a hero’s welcome. The city will decorate streets, bring out the high school band, and seek divine guidance for the president. Naval base workmen repair Little White House grounds as Capt Cecil Adell says full honors will greet Truman on arrival. the Williamsburg yacht is due Friday.
The piece recalls President Truman’s wartime rise and postwar challenges as he campaigned across 9,500 miles and delivered 76 speeches in June then 22,000 miles and 273 talks on Labor Day. It highlights his push for health, housing, price controls, and farm supports, and notes criticism of Congress as “the worst” in history while voters propelled him back to the White House.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a speaker pledging four more years and a call for peace in the world. Names and full context are unreadable, but the passage centers on anticipated tenure and a global peace ideal.
A Victoria BC resident George MacDonald waited all night for election returns and finally phoned President Truman after his victory. The secretary connected him and Truman spoke briefly saying they are close friends and to feel sure of it.
Fragmented OCR text shows a figure named MacDonald claiming support from many friends in Canada and recalling life memories. The garbled lines suggest a political or personal interview context with unclear structure and attribution.
Governor Dewey quietly resumes duties in Albany after conceding the election to President Truman. He arrives with his family to a wart welcomed by several hundred supporters at the rail station.
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